Christofferson told Mason and Ogdahl, who were kicked off the homecoming court following their arrests, that they shouldn't use Wikipedia as a source for the assignment, the Spectrum said.

The Grand Forks Herald analyzed the essays and said Mason's essay read like Wikipedia, "listing off mundane facts about UND," but stopped short of "copying and pasting" from the website, while "Ogdahl's essay appears to draw heavily from Wikipedia, with some sentences only slightly rearranged or reworded," although no courses were cited.

Court records show both Mason and Ogdahl's cases are considered closed.

A third man was also charged in connection with the prank. Alan Patterson pleaded not guilty to the same charges. He has a pretrial conference set for Dec. 18, court records show.

Valley News Live says it's likely Patterson's case will end up in a plea bargain, and if it does the judge has already said he'll be required to also write a two-page report on why UND is a good school.